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Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable

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401 points Bluestein | 2 comments | 23 Jun 25 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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userbinator ◴[24 Jun 25 00:43 UTC] No.44361743[source]▶
When unscrewed, users are likely to be greeted with an option to remove the battery as well as it isn’t attached to the device with the help of glue but rather with additional screws.

What a horrible state of things that "not gluing the battery in place but screwing it in" is considered an improvement. IMHO smartphones have been on a horrible decline ever since ~2016. Before then, most Androids had [1] easily replaceable battery, no tools required at all; [2] microSD slot; [3] headphone jack; [4] (many) dual SIM; [5] (many cheaper models) easily rooted or unlocked by default. Now all we get are faster CPUs, more (non-expandable) storage, and far too many cameras.

There was also this memorable ad from Samsung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hIoyb9L5g0

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ben-schaaf ◴[24 Jun 25 03:47 UTC] No.44362689[source]▶
FairPhone used to be a manufacturer still doing the right things. My FP3 has all of that, including an official guide for unlocking the bootloader. At least they've kept their promises regarding updates, because I won't be buying their newer phones.
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1. forty ◴[24 Jun 25 06:33 UTC] No.44363394[source]▶
It's probably going to be the end of the FP3 updates sometimes in 2026, so it will be time to change. For me, it will certainly be a by a FP6.
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2. palata ◴[24 Jun 25 19:55 UTC] No.44370362[source]▶
I was personally thinking about a Pixel phone (for GrapheneOS), but given the recent Google news, I'm not so sure where Graphene (and the Pixels) is going.